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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Wednesday 06 January 16 08:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ken,

Many thanks for the info, that's really helpful. So if I went to the National Archives, would I need to look at the 2nd Foot muster rolls, do you think, or will I need to plough through all of them? Also, are there records for the 2 weeks service undertaken as a reservist, do you know?

I'm quite lucky, I think, in that the service records I have list his next of kin (though locate them in Closter Street, Limehouse, which I haven't yet found any record of), but more importantly also include hospital admissions (mostly for "ague"), and so lists in more details where he was stationed. Unfortunately, it's quite hard to decipher what the listing says (there's a screen shot attached  in case anyone can see easily). So far, I've deduced:
Woolwich
??
??
Ahmednuggur (?)
Field Service Afghanistan
Kandahar
Bellary
??
Bellary

You mentioned church records near the forts, what sort of thing might those tell me?

Apologies for all the questions, I'm relatively green on the nuances of military service history, so any hope is greatly appreciated!

Thanks again,

Colin

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Saturday 02 January 16 18:18 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Garen,

I came across your website as I've just found out that my great grandfather was at the Siege of Kandahar (and took part in the Sortie on Deh Khoja) and I was taking my first steps in finding out more.

First up my ancestor doesn't seem to be in your database, so it would be good to add him in – how do I go about that?

Second, I was hoping you might have some tips on what resources I should be looking at for more information. The military records I have say that he was in "49 Brigade" from 28 Feb 1878 until 21 Jan 1884 (serving both in East India and Afghanistan) before moving to the 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers for a few months until he could become a reserve. His medal record gives the regiment as 2nd Battalion, 7th Foot, Royal Fusiliers, though again, I assume this relates to the 1884 assignation. It adds he was awarded the Afghan War Medal with Kandahar clasp (private Cornelius Sullivan 1623). Any tips on how I might unpick 49 Brigade? And what should be my next step in digging further into his military history? Any clues woud be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Colin.

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The Common Room / Re: Advice on intestate ancestors
« on: Wednesday 25 November 15 23:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Dawn,

Many thanks for such a comprehensive answer. I feared that might be the case. I guess I was hoping against hope that the end to their story wouldn't have just been cast away, or that there might be some way to chase things down. Never mind, I'll go over the probate records one last time just in case, and maybe look to his 2nd wife's family to see if there are any leads there.

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The Common Room / Advice on intestate ancestors
« on: Wednesday 25 November 15 08:51 GMT (UK)  »
I have finally (thanks to the 1939 register) found out what happened to my great-uncle who was estranged from the family. He died in 1961 and there is no record of probate for him (his 2nd wife died a year earlier and there is nothing for her either). I'm curious to know what happened to their goods, as their life after 1920 is pretty much a closed book. I'm assuming that a grant of representation must have been made, and that some contact must have been re-established with the rest of the family. But how do I go about tracking this kind of thing if nothing is showing up in the probate register? What if there was no grant, is there a way of tracking historical bona vacantia cases? Any thoughts would be most welcome.

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Scotland / McGregor, Douglas, Smith, Johnston, Currie, McLaren & Wilson - all drowned 1903
« on: Sunday 25 August 13 12:13 BST (UK)  »
I was wondering whether there are any relatives of the men killed in the Brightlingsea ferry boat accident in August 1903 on here. The men were all working on the yacht Lorena launched in Leith. They were:

John Boyd McGregor (b 1879)
James Douglas (b 1857)
Alexander (Alec) Smith (b 1867)
John McLean Johnston (b 1877)
John Currie (b 1856)
Frederick Richard McLaren (b 1878)
Andrew Wilson (b 1867)
David Wilson (b 1877)
The last two were brothers.

There was a memorial service held the other week to mark the 110th anniversary of their deaths and the local authorities are now seeking living relatives' permission to erect a permanent memorial to the men (they are currently in an unmarked mass grave). (My link is that my partner's relative was the only Brightlingsea man killed in the accident.)

There is some info here:
http://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/news_public?mode=PostView&bmi=1343483

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Essex / Re: HIBBLE/LOTT in Colchester
« on: Tuesday 10 January 12 00:08 GMT (UK)  »
Good spot! I'd tried quite a few permutations expecting a transcription error, but I hadn't managed to turn that one up - it looks very plausible. Thank you!

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Essex / HIBBLE/LOTT in Colchester
« on: Sunday 08 January 12 18:04 GMT (UK)  »
This could be a dead end, but I am trying to track down the birth details of Violet Lillian Lott, who was born about 1898 apparently in Colchester. She was born out of wedlock as her apparent parents — Thomas Edward Lott & Eliza Lilly Hibble — did not marry until 1901. I have a birth certificate for her sister Florence Hilda, who was born in 1906, but there is no viable GRO listing for either Violet Lott or Violet Hibble. Nor can I so far locate a christening record for either girl. The mother came from Sudbury, so it's possible, I suppose, that she may have been born/christened there. Unfortunately, I can't trace Eliza Hibble in the 1891 census to see whether she had moved to Colchester by that time. It is also possible, I guess, that Thomas Lott is not the father, but that he adopted her (although the three of them are living as a family, with the parents saying they are married, in the 1901 census even though the parents marriage did not occur until July 1901). If any one has any information or tips on how to crack this, I'd be grateful.

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Hertfordshire Lookup Requests / Re: Look up request SEABROOKE in Redbourn
« on: Thursday 29 December 11 11:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks all - this sounds very promising... I'd be delighted to be in touch with both Susanne and Daniel. Sadly, I'm not a Seabrook at all - Seabrook was the maiden name of my other half's mother and I'm picking my way thorugh that line at the moment (all of her Seabrooks were in Haprenden, until you get to Michael). I was aware of the Redbourn/Harpenden/Wheathampsted connection, but have only really started digging beyond GRO records on the Seabrooks now.

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Hertfordshire Lookup Requests / Re: Look up request SEABROOKE in Redbourn
« on: Wednesday 28 December 11 18:15 GMT (UK)  »
Yes. Redbourn in Herts - I did post in the correct place, I hope??

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